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SPANISH VERB

comunicar

to inform, to communicate

  • #388 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: comunicando
  • Past participle: comunicado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I inform
  2. tú you inform
  3. usted, él, ella he/she informs
  4. nosotros we inform
  5. vosotros Spain you all inform
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they inform

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I informed
  2. tú you informed
  3. usted, él, ella he/she informed
  4. nosotros we informed
  5. vosotros Spain you all informed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they informed

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to inform
  2. tú you used to inform
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to inform
  4. nosotros we used to inform
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to inform
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to inform

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will inform
  2. tú you will inform
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will inform
  4. nosotros we will inform
  5. vosotros Spain you all will inform
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will inform

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would inform
  2. tú you would inform
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would inform
  4. nosotros we would inform
  5. vosotros Spain you all would inform
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would inform

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I inform
  2. tú (that) you inform
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she inform
  4. nosotros (that) we inform
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all inform
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they inform

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I informed
  2. tú (if) you informed
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she informed
  4. nosotros (if) we informed
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all informed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they informed

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú inform!
  2. usted inform! (formal)
  3. nosotros inform! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain inform! (all of you)
  5. ustedes inform! (all of you)

How to use comunicar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    He llamado tres veces y siempre comunica.

    I've called three times and it's always engaged.

  2. Past

    La empresa nos comunicó el cambio por correo.

    The company informed us of the change by email.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes nos comunicaban las notas por carta.

    They used to tell us our marks by letter.

  4. Future

    Mañana les comunicaremos la decisión a todos.

    Tomorrow we'll inform everyone of the decision.

  5. Conditional

    Yo se lo comunicaría en persona, no por teléfono.

    I'd tell him in person, not over the phone.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es importante que comuniques cualquier cambio de dirección.

    It's important that you report any change of address.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me pidieron que comunicara la baja antes del lunes.

    They asked me to report the sick leave before Monday.

  8. Imperative

    Comunícaselo a tu jefe cuanto antes.

    Let your boss know as soon as possible.

Good to know

  • In Spain a phone that "comunica" is engaged: he llamado y comunicaba. "Comunicarle algo a alguien" is to inform them.

Where you hear comunicar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • La jefa nos comunica los turnos cada lunes. The boss tells us the shifts every Monday.
  • La revista me comunicó la noticia por correo. The journal told me the news by email.
  • Mañana les comunicaremos las fechas a todos. Tomorrow we'll let everyone know the dates.
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